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    "id": 1227108,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week, I saw something very interesting. The Former Prime Minister (PM) of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, was called before the Rules Committee of the House of Commons. In a session that lasted for three hours and 45 minutes, the Former PM – a man who was extremely powerful and pompous – was reduced to the level of a witness before a Committee. The interesting thing is that being a Parliamentary System, the Former PM was appearing before a Committee of his peers in the Conservative Party and also the Labour Party. We should know and institutionalise that being in the Executive does not make you a special animal in this country. We should encourage those people who have had the good favour and privilege of serving this country in the Executive; yes, they have access to resources and decisions that enrich, impoverish or change people’s lives. They must remember that those functions that they exercise, they do so on behalf of the people of Kenya. Every time we talk about the people of Kenya, we refer to Article one of the Constitution. Many a time, I have heard people say that that right has been given to them by the Constitution. There are countries without constitutions. The right is not given by the Constitution but by God. The Constitution is a mere record of that right and the social contract between the leaders and the led. Last week, I said when the CSs come to this House, perhaps they will regret coming here. I have sat with many Members across the divide when interrogating financial accounts from governors. When the Senate is on one side and the executive on the other side, what I have seen is excellent bipartisanship. I want to encourage everyone"
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